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#166f6f color: Boating Green

#166f6f is rgb(22, 111, 111) in RGB and oklch(49.336% 0.07821 194.917) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

49.3%
0.078
195°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #166f6f

#166f6f is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.94:1 contrast and black text 3.54:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boating Green (#087170). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #166f6f mixed with white

  1. 166f6f
  2. 367d7c
  3. 4f8b8a
  4. 659998
  5. 7ba7a6
  6. 91b5b4
  7. a7c4c3
  8. bcd2d2
  9. d2e1e1
  10. e9f0f0

Darker: #166f6f mixed with black

  1. 166f6f
  2. 126060
  3. 0d5151
  4. 094242
  5. 063434
  6. 032727
  7. 021a1a
  8. 010e0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000101

Calmer: #166f6f with less saturation

  1. 166f6f
  2. 256e6e
  3. 306d6c
  4. 386b6b
  5. 406a6a
  6. 476968
  7. 4d6767
  8. 526665
  9. 586464
  10. 5d6363

Questions about #166f6f

What color is #166f6f?

#166f6f is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Boating Green. In RGB it is rgb(22, 111, 111), in HSL hsl(180, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.336% 0.07821 194.917).

What colors go well with #166f6f?

The complementary color of #166f6f is #884e53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f6f56 and #246a83. The triadic partners are #725380 and #7b5a2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #166f6f?

White text reads better on #166f6f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and black gives 3.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166f6f a warm or cool color?

#166f6f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.078.